Am I asking too many questions? - Page 1

I recently inquired about a SchH3 dog offered for sale at this site. My first e-mail simply asked if the animal would be appropriate for an inexperienced handler. I received a fairly quick response saying yes, the dog followed commands easily. I was also told to feel free to ask more questons. So I sent a follow-up e-mail asking if there was a video available (I didn't expect the seller to make a video just for me, just wanted to knoe if one was available.) I also asked about previous litters, hips/elbows, was the seller the owner or broker, the asking price, and if all the papers were in order. I thought (maybe mistakenly)these were appropriate questions. I have now waited 2 days with no further response, so I assume the seller thinks I am not a serious buyer. This has happened to me several times before, so I am wondering if I am asking too many dumb questions? What are the appropriate questions to ask? Or perhaps I should not be buying a trained dog at all? I just want to make sure I am buying the right dog for me. I purchased a puppy on Saturday and the owner had no problem sending pictures or answering questions. The puppy is exactly what I wanted because (at least in my opinion) I asked enough questions before I bought it.

Before you part with your hard earned money, you may ask as many questions as you want. Maybe the person is not sitting by the computer waiting on email. He/she may be out on a short trip, or just too busy with his life. Give them a week to respond. The more questions you ask now, the less chance of a "misunderstanding", later.

I fully agree with SHBH Give them a little time and maybe he/she is already working on a little video. That is these time very easy to make when you have a ditgtal photo camera most of them do little video's also. It only takes a lot of space on you mail box and from the one who has to send it.

I agree, If he wants to recieve your hard earned money, he can answer your questions, no matter how many you have. I don't see anything wrong with the ones you asked, you need to cover your ass.

Thanks for the feedback. I did wait a week recently for a response on a puppy I was interested in, only to find out they sold it to someone else. When I inquired as to why, I was told that because I had asked for additional photos, I was seen as a tire kicker. They felt I should have been able to make up my mind based on one picture that was about 3-4 weeks old. So now I worry after 2 days that the same thing will happen again. I guess I need to adopt the attitude that if I don't hear back from the seller, it probably would have been the wrong dog for me anyway.

Make a phone call - much more serious than emails...

asking too many questions is never too many questions, if this seller think you ask too many questions, then there is a good chance he can't answer your questions, and if he or she can't answer what you ask, move on and find another sch3 dog.it seems this seller can't answer your questions, so keep looking.

Is someone thinks you being a tire kicker is a bad thing, then perhaps there is something wrong with their tires : ) Anytime someone sells a dog to someone other than you, and says things like that, just thank a Higher Being for looking out for you. Reputable sellers, whether owners or brokers, are HAPPY to respond to all of your questions. Sometimes, if English is not their native language, it takes a while for them to peruse their English/German dictionary to write a letter he or she thinks is a proper one.

It is always ok to ask a lot of questions, but you have to keep in mind that you will not be the only person inquiring about the same dog. With all the inquiries coming in it is easy to miss the odd reply that is still waiting. Some mail may also end up in spam folders or simply does not get delivered. So if you do not hear back in a couple of days, it is ok to send a quick note to see if they got your last message. Since you are not the only one inquiring, if someone makes up their mind before you without seeing any additional pictures, that is just the way it goes sometimes. A definite "yes" to talking to the seller in person. That way questions get answered a lot quicker, you can cover a lot more in 30 minutes on the phone than one week eMailing back and forth. Both also get a better feeling for one another. If the seller had the feeling you were a "tire-kicker" then something in your questions/emails might have led to that conclusion. Factg is, when you have a pup or a dog for sale you have a lot of tire kickers so you focus on the people that give you the feeling that they are indeed serious. Bottom line is, first person to say "yes, I will buy this doggy, what do I have to do next to get it" is the one who will end up with it, providing the seller feels comfortable with that person. No person selling a dog or a pup will hold it for you or anyone else on mere speculation, when someone is actually putting money on the table and it seems like a good match. Sometimes things happen for a reason. Maybe the one that got away was not the right puppy for you. Sounds like you are very happy now, so things did work out to the best for you and that is how it should be. Don't dwell on what did not come to be, enjoy what you have :o).

So many people choose a dog/puppy with their hearts and not their heads...It is very difficult for the person that's not used to being around and choosing and leaving dogs when it's not the right one...Good dogs elude us everyday...What has happened in the past is in the past and we can't do anything about it...but we have control over the future (to a certain extent)Be very happy with the dog you have and be a wiser buyer in the future...